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Early recognition and response to increases in surgical site infections using optimized statistical process control charts—the Early 2RIS Trial: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial with stepped wedge design

Trials, 2020
Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause significant patient suffering. Surveillance and feedback of SSI rates is an evidence-based strategy to reduce SSIs, but traditional surveillance methods are slow and prone to bias.
Deverick J. Anderson, Iulian Ilieş, Katherine Foy, Nicole Nehls, James C. Benneyan, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Arthur W. Baker   +6 more
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Indications for medical antibiotic prophylaxis and potential targets for antimicrobial stewardship intervention : a narrative review

, 2022
: Background: Most of the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) literature has focused on antimicrobial consumption for the treatment of infections, for the prophylaxis of surgical site infection and for the prevention of endocarditis.
Charani, Esmita, Kofteridis, D.P., Kofteridis, Diamantis P., Ioannou, P., Kostyanev, Tomislav, Vlahovic-Palcevski, Vera, Kostyanev, T., Charani, E., Ioannou, Petros, Karakonstantis, Stamatis, Vlahovic-Palcevski, V., Schouten, Jeroen, Karakonstantis, S., Schouten, J.A.   +13 more
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Transitioning of Helicobacter pylori Therapy from Trial and Error to Antimicrobial Stewardship

, 2020
Helicobacter pylori is the only major infection for which antimicrobial therapy is not designed using the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. Traditionally, antimicrobial therapy is a susceptibility-based therapy, achieves high cure rates, and ...
David Y. Graham
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Knowledge, perspectives and health outcome expectations of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized patients

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2022
Summary: Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a top threat to global health. However, the public has an incomplete understanding of AMR and its consequences.
Linda Jorgoni, Erica Camardo, Lianne Jeffs, Yoshiko Nakamachi, Deborah Somanader, Chaim M. Bell, Andrew M. Morris   +6 more
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Towards a Better and Harmonized Education in Antimicrobial Stewardship in European Veterinary Curricula

, 2021
Education in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in veterinary medicine is essential to foster responsible antimicrobial use and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals.
Toutain, PL, Dorina Timofte, ESCMID Study Grp Antimicrobial ste, ESCMID Study Grp Vet Microbiology, ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardshiP (ESGAP), Lisbeth Jessen, Pierre-Louis Toutain, Alain Bousquet-Melou, Re, G, Jessen, LR, ESCMID Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology (ESGVM), Céline Pulcini, Gonzalez-Zorn, B, Stefan Schwarz, Schwarz, S, Oliver Dyar, The PREPARE-VET Working Group, Pulcini, C, Timofte, D, Bruno González-Zorn, Giovanni Re, Bousquet-Melou, A, PREPARE-VET Working Grp, Guardabassi, L, Dyar, OJ, Luca Guardabassi, Espinosa-Gongora, C, Carmen Espinosa-Gongora   +27 more
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Regional Perspective of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Latin American Pediatric Emergency Departments

, 2023
Antibiotic stewardship (AS) programs have become a priority for health authorities to reduce the number of infections by super-resistant microorganisms. The need for these initiatives to minimize the inadequate use of antimicrobials is essential, and the
Adriana Yock-Corrales, Gabriela Naranjo-Zuñiga   +1 more
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A validation study on a standardized assessment algorithm for antimicrobial prescribing appropriateness

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Since 2013, the Australian Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (Hospital NAPS) has provided a standardized framework for hospitals to assess the quality of antimicrobial prescribing.
Caroline Chen, Josephine Wen, Courtney Ierano, Jenna Maleki, Tim Spelman, Rodney James, Karin Thursky, Lisa Hall   +7 more
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Antibiotic De-Escalation in Critically Ill Patients with Negative Clinical Cultures

Pharmacy, 2023
(1) Background: Antibiotics are received by a majority of adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Guidelines recommend antibiotic de-escalation (ADE) when culture results are available; however, there is less guidance for patients with negative ...
Spencer Roper, Mary Joyce B. Wingler, David A. Cretella   +2 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Veterinarians Towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Nigeria

, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern and the inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals and humans is considered a contributing factor.
Bryony Armson, Usman O. Adekanye, Abel B. Ekiri, Gabriel Varga, Ruth Alafiatayo, Erika Galipó, Ana Mateus, Roberto M. La Ragione, Aliyu Wakawa, Erik Mijten, Alasdair J. C. Cook, Abubakar Bala Muhammad   +11 more
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Prospective audit and feedback on antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs potentially lead to appropriate antibiotic use, yet the optimal approach for neonates is uncertain. Such a program was implemented in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit in October 2012. We evaluated
Nisha Thampi, Prakesh S. Shah, Sandra Nelson, Amisha Agarwal, Marilyn Steinberg, Yenge Diambomba, Andrew M. Morris   +6 more
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